Histopathological changes induced by paraquat on some tissues of gourami fish (Trichogaster trichopterus)
Journal Title: Open Veterinary Journal - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Paraquat is a contact and non-selective herbicide which is used for controlling a wide range of terrestrial weeds and aquatic plants. A long-term contact with this xenobiotic can potentially lead to injuries in fishes as live non-target organisms. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the effect of sub-lethal toxicity of paraquat on the pathology of gill, liver, and spleen tissues in gourami fish (Trichogaster trichopterus). In this study, sub-lethal concentration is determined based on lethal concentration (LC50 : 7.16±0.69, 4.46±0.43, 2.19±0.27 and 1.41±0.17 mg/l of paraquat within 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours, respectively). The experiment was done with four varied concentrations of paraquat (0.0, 0.07, 0.15, and 0.3 mg/l equal 0.0%, 5%, 10% and 20% of nominal value of 96 h LC50) during 3 weeks. The exposed fish displayed erratic swimming and became lethargic. The changes in gills were characterized by hypertrophy, epithelial, epithelium increase of gill filament, edema and secondary gill lamella. The liver showed hypotrophy of liver cells, cloudy swelling and formation of cytoplasmic vacuoles in the liver tissue of fish treated with 0.15 and 0.3 mg/l concentrations of paraquat. Disorder in the ellipsoid cell and hemosiderin accumulation in melano-macrophage centers was observed in the spleen tissue of fish exposed to 0.15 and 0.3 mg/l of paraquat.
Authors and Affiliations
M. Banaee| Aquaculture Department, Natural Resource Faculty, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran, M. H. Davoodi| Aquaculture Department, Natural Resource Faculty, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran, F. Zoheiri| Aquaculture Department, Natural Resource Faculty, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
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